Cy Ranch, Jersey Village go 1-2 in robotics competition

Published 4:00 pm, Monday, November 11, 2013

The Cypress Ranch and Jersey Village FIRST robotics teams placed first and second, respectively, at the Robot Remix competition on Nov. 2 in The Woodlands.

The Cypress Ranch and Jersey Village FIRST robotics teams placed first and second, respectively, at the Robot Remix competition on Nov. 2 in The Woodlands.

Cy Ranch, Jersey Village go 1-2 in robotics competition

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Robotics teams from Cypress Ranch and Jersey Village high schools placed first and second, respectively, in the Robot Remix FIRST Robotics Competition (FRC), held Nov. 2 at College Park High School in The Woodlands.

The Cypress Ranch Cy-Borgs (FRC Team 3335) aligned with two other teams including the host team Texas Torque to claim first place, while the Jersey Voltage (FRC Team 4587) was part of a three-team alliance taking second place in the 22-team field.

In this Ultimate Ascent competition, 120-pound robots worked in both autonomous and remotely operated modes to throw Frisbees into goals and to climb and hang on pyramids to score points. The robots were designed and constructed last spring during an intensive six-week build period.

The teams are part of the international organization, FIRST (For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology), founded by Dean Kamen. The mission of FIRST is to show students of every age that science, technology and problem-solving are not only fun and rewarding, but proven paths to successful careers.

“I am proud to be the club sponsor of these future engineers because not only are they applying their knowledge to solving problems, they are speaking to groups of people and improving their social and business skills,” said Patrick Knock, Cypress Ranch robotics sponsor. “The combination of these skills will go a long way toward their future success.”

“These kids designed, built and competed with the robot with only minor help from mentor engineers from Oceaneering and some of their parents,” said John Gray, Jersey Village robotics sponsor. “Although we were defeated in the final round at the Remix, the kids loved it and I was very proud of their performance.”